Create beautiful old looking books with new materials. Old books are lovely but most often are not sturdy. This workshop will show you how to antique the materials you work with to create an old world look on your newly bound books. Each student will have the opportunity to create small examples of different antiques to use for future reference as well as learn a variety of paper antiquing techniques.

Students need to bring the basic tool kit but everything else is provided!

Create a Traditional Quarter Leather Cordbound Book using modern methods and tools. The cordbound book dates back to the 5th century and were introduced when Byzantium monks established their first scriptorium, Byblos, in modern Lebanon. The Arabs were the ones to bring this style to life with all sorts of decorative work, gorgeous gold embossing and clasp closures. They still make the most wonderful cordbound books in the world. With your choice of leather and papers from around the world, you’ll create and keep your own cordbound book.

Students need to bring both a sack lunch and the basic tool kit. Everything else is provided!

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Welcome

Here we explore book arts through our bookbinding 101 series and tutorials, and occasionally share other odds and ends. We are Daniel and Karleigh and we make books and other things while living in rural America with our two young sons.

Upcoming Workshops

We are done teaching for the 2013 year and are currently setting up workshops for 2014! If you'd like us to come teach in your area, please send an email to KarleighJae@gmail.com